I. Goal / Objective:

A robust system and online training program to enable IANR staff to do podcasting at multiple levels from start to finish,

Including:

audio and video production

.xml markup and validation

moving content and metadata securely

how and where to store files

how to submit your podcasts to distribution networks

Note: Each module (topics in this outline) will be a podcast and will have a .pdf summary of the module and a glossary of terms used in the module and a link to the master online wiki glossary. Each module will be from 3 to 6 minutes in length. Also we will put a 10 question self scoring quiz online for each module. CIT Electronic Media will provide sample content and code for tutorial purposes.

II. Introduction:

A. Overview

Podcasting is simply a method of distributing audio, video, graphic and print information using an extended set of RSS (really simple syndication), tags in xml (extended markup language), and published on a webserver. The term podcast is a word that combines iPod and broadcasting and first became popular in 2004, when Apple started distributing content in this manner to populate their iPod product, by scripting the transfer of media from websites to the iPod.

Podcasting was originally used to distribute music, but educational institutions have quickly picked up on the technology for use in everything from custom museum tours to posting classroom recordings.

V. Exporting and Conversion

(UNL and Apple Guidelines) â�?��?? file output needs to be in .mp3, m4a, mp4, m4v, mov, pdf or jpeg formats. In addition to this Apple, UNL and IANR have established standards to publish podcasts at iTunes U and on UNL websites.